Evening service for Yom Kippur (Reform)A

translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Altneushul (Prague)

Altneushul, Prague.

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All rise

Before the open Ark

LORD RULE UNIVERSE, ME2 APPROACH YOU-rt AWED AND HUMBLE. WANT PRAY WITH YOUR-rt CHILDREN AND REPRESENT THEM-ctr. ME AWARE MYSELF RIGHTEOUSNESS ENOUGH, NOT. MY TALK NOT PURE AND ME LIVE WITH PEOPLE THEIR-ctr TALK NOT PURE. WHO CAN STAND IN YOUR-rt HOLY PLACE? AND IF YOU-rt COUNT OFF-GOAL-lf&rt, WHO NOT FAIL? JEWISH PEOPLE PRAISE, MAKE FOUNDATION FOR YOUR-rt THRONE, AND YOU-rt ALLOW US PRAY WITH THOSE-lf NOT FOLLOW YOUR-rt WAY. THEREFORE, WITH YOUR-rt GREAT MERCY, HAVE-MERCY-ON-me ME AND MY MESSAGE. DON'T-WANT ME FEEL SHAME OR CAUSE THEM-ctr SHAME. SUPPORT THOSE-lf MESSENGERS FROM YOUR-rt PEOPLE. MAKE OUR FAITH STRONG AND OUR THINKING PURE AND COVER-UP OUR REBELLION WITH LOVE. ALLOW OUR PRAYER FILTER-UP TO YOUR-rt GLORY THRONE.

The Ark is closed

All are seated

For congregations where the blessing over the lights is recited in the synagogue

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WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD OUR GOD, KING RULE UNIVERSE. WHY? YOU-rt MAKE US HOLY THROUGH YOUR-rt COMMANDMENTS AND COMMAND US CANDLE LIGHT-candle FOR SHABBAT AND FOR YOM-KIPPUR.

WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD OUR GOD, KING RULE UNIVERSE. WHY? YOU-rt GIFT-TO-us LIFE, YOU-rt SUPPORT US, AND CAUSE US ARRIVE NOW TIME-PERIOD.

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IF WE NOT FOLLOW LAW BETWEEN PERSON AND GOD, YOM-KIPPUR COVER-UP CAN. IF WE NOT FOLLOW LAW BETWEEN PEOPLE, YOM-KIPPUR CAN'T COVER-UP UNTIL TWO-OF-THEM SATISFIED EVERYTHING-FINE.

All rise

The Ark is opened

LIGHT, GOD PLANT-SEED FOR RIGHTEOUS. BUT JUMP-FOR-JOY ONLY FOR THOSE-lf MAKE THEIR-lf HEART STRIGHT.

The Scrolls are taken from the Ark

#IF (1-OF-4) COURT FAR-AWAY-Heaven HEAVEN APPROVE, (2-OF-4) JEWISH COURT APPROVE, (3-OF-4) GOD HIMSELF-rt ACCEPT, (4-OF-4) PEOPLE HOLY CONGREGATION HERE ACCEPT, MEAN WE ANNOUNCE PRAY WITH SINNER, GOD ACCEPT WILL.

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All vows

KNOW-THAT FROM-TIME-TO-TIME OTHER RELIGION TAKE-CONTROL. THEY-lf FORCE-rt, JEWISH PEOPLE FOLLOW THEIR-lf WAY. GOD FURIOUS. #YES, JEWISH PEOPLE FOLLOW THEIR-lf WAY. (2h)AWFUL SUPPOSE (<) NOW YOM-KIPPUR (<) NEXT-YEAR YOM-KIPPUR DURING-INTERVAL WE PROMISE, SWEAR-IN, CROSS-HEART FOLLOW THEIR-lf WAY. SAD. PROMISE TRUE-BIZ, NOT. SWEAR-IN INTEND, NOT-THAT. CROSS-HEART SERIOUS, DON'T-MEAN-TO-SAY. PLEASE GOD: (<) WE PROMISE, (<) YOU-rt IGNORE; (<) WE SWEAR-IN, (<) YOU-rt GET-RID-OF; (<) WE CROSS-HEART, (<) YOU-rt CANCEL. THEY-lf POWER CONTROL US, NOTHING.

PRAY GOD FORGIVE JEWISH PEOPLE AND EVERYONE LIVE WITH THEM-rt. WHY? THEY-rt INTEND SIN NOT.

IF WE (2h)alt.MISTAKE, WE TRUST YOU-rt FORGIVE US. PARALLEL LONG-AGO JEWISH PEOPLE SUFFER EGYPT, GOD HELP US. UP-TO-NOW YOU-rt HAVE-MERCY-ON US ALWAYS.

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LORD SAY, (role play) ME FORGIVE. WHY? (2h)YOU PRAY'over time'. (end role play)

WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD OUR GOD, KING RULE UNIVERSE. WHY? YOU-rt GIFT-TO-us LIFE, YOU-rt SUPPORT US, AND CAUSE US ARRIVE NOW TIME-PERIOD.

The scrolls are returned to the Ark

Remain standing

PRAISE THE-rt LORD. YES, WE OWE PRAISE.

PRAISE THE-rt LORD. WE OWE PRAISE, FOREVER-AND-EVER.

As close to us as breathing

WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD OUR GOD, KING RULE UNIVERSE. YOUR-rt WORD CAUSE EVENING DARK'gradually'. HEAVEN, YOU-rt OPEN-GATE. WISE AND UNDERSTANDING HOW CHANGE TIME-PERIOD: WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL.

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YOU-rt CONTROL STAR DOT-SKY TURN-CCW LIKE REALLY-WANT. YOU-rt CREATE DAY AND NIGHT. (<) DARK'gradually', DAY SHUT-DOWN. (<) SUNRISE, NIGHT DISSOLVE. DAY SET-ASIDE, YOU-rt BRING NIGHT. (<) NIGHT, (<) DAY, YOU-rt SEPARATE. YOU-rt COMMAND ANGEL SCADS-OF. PRAY++ LIVING GOD RULE US ALWAYS FOREVER-AND-EVER. WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD. WHY? YOU-rt CAUSE NIGHT DARK'gradually'.

Your goodness enters our lives

YOU-rt LOVE YOUR-rt PEOPLE WITHOUT END, ISRAEL CHIDREN. YOU-rt TEACH-us US TORAH AND COMMANDMENT, SOME REASON DON'T-MEAN-TO-SAY, SOME BANG-GAVEL LIKE JUDGE.

THEREFORE, GOD, HAPPEN GO-TO-BED OR GET-UP, WE THINK-ABOUT YOUR-rt LAWS AND CELEBRATE YOUR-rt TORAH AND COMMANDMENT FOREVER.

(<) ALL-DAY, (<) ALL-NIGHT, WE THINK-ABOUT. WHY? TORAH AND COMMANDMENT, TWO-OF-THEM OUR LIFE AND EXTEND OUR TIME-PERIOD HERE. DON'T-WANT YOUR-rt LOVE LEAVE OUR HEART. WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD. WHY? YOU-rt LOVE YOUR-rt JEWISH PEOPLE.

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JEWISH PEOPLE, PAY-ATTENTION-me. KNOW-THAT THE-rt LORD (nod) OUR GOD. THE-rt LORD, ONLY-ONE.

BOW-DOWN, NAME HIS-rt KINGDOM HAVE GLORY FOREVER-AND-EVER.

(role play God) YOU(singular) SHOULD LOVE YOUR ETERNAL GOD, USE WHOLE HEART, USE WHOLE SOUL, USE EVERYTHING INSIDE-SELF. WORDS ME COMMAND TODAY, PUT-DOWN-ON-heart HEART. YOUR CHILDREN@lf, YOU SHOULD TEACH"zz"-lf. SIT"over time" HOME, HASH-OUT. GO-FOR-WALK, CONVERSE. (<) GO-TO-BED, (<) GET-UP, THINK-ABOUT. COMMANDMENT, PUT-DOWN-ON-bicep WRAP-AROUND-arm. PUT-ON-forehead TIE-AROUND-head. PUT-DOWN MEZUZAH, (<) HOUSE, (<) GATE.

BECOME AWARE (2h)#ALL MY COMMANDMENTS AND D-O-I-T, LEAD-TO MAKE YOURSELF HOLY TO YOUR GOD. ME, THE-rt LORD, YOUR GOD, MYSELF LEAD (2h)YOU OUT-OF EGYPT BECOME YOUR GOD. ME THE-rt LORD, YOUR GOD. (end role play)

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The help of our people

RECENT STORY, THAT TRUTH WE TRUST. DEFINITE FOR US THAT HE-rt LORD OUR GOD, NONE OTHER. WE ISRAEL HIS-rt PEOPLE. HE-rt OUR KING, PAY-OFF OUR SIN DEBT, OPPRESSION END, TYRANT POWERLESS AGAINST US. HE-rt DO WONDERFUL THINGS IMPOSSIBLE UNDERSTAND AND MIRACLE BEYOND COUNTING. HE-rt KEEP US ALIVE AND NOT ALLOW US SLIP AND DIE. HE-rt DO MIRACLE, PHARAOH WITNESS, PROOF AWESOME IN EGYPT. JEWISH PEOPLE LEAVE FREE FOREVER. HIS-rt CHILDREN WITNESS HE-rt MIGHTY. THEY-rt PRAISE AND THANK HIS-rt NAME AND WILLING ACCEPT HIM-rt AS KING. MOSES AND JEWISH PEOPLE RESPOND WITH SONG AND SO-MUCH JOY, SAY "WHAT"?

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LORD WHO HAVE AUTHORITY LIKE YOU-rt .

WHO LIKE YOU-rt, HOLY ADVANCED, SPLENDOR AWESOME, DO MIRACLE?

LONG-AGO JEWISH PEOPLE THEY-rt WITNESS RED SEA SEPARATE. YOU-rt POWERFUL LIKE KING. (role play) HE-rt, OUR GOD. LORD CONTINUE RULE IDEA~LIKE KING FOREVER. (end role play)

GOD BOOK, TELL-STORY. (2h)alt.LONG-AGO JACOB, SELF-ctr SLAVE. BUT LORD OPPRESSION-OFF. WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD. WHY? HE-rt WILLING OPPRESSION-OFF, JEWISH PEOPLE SAVED.

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The sudden light that lifts the heart

PRAY+ LORD OUR GOD, WE CAN GO-TO-BED HAVE PEACE, AND GET-UP, OUR KING, LIFE BECOME NEW. YOUR-rt PEACE SPREAD, PROTECT IDEA~LIKE TENT'stretch over head'. GUIDE US HOW? GOOD COUNSEL, AND FOR YOUR-rt NAME S-A-K-E, HELP-us US. BECOME OUR SHIELD PREVENT HATE AND PLAGUE. AVOID WAR, FAMINE, AND SUFFERING. CONQUER OUR TEMPTATION OFF-GOAL-lf&rt. GIFT-TO-us US PLACE HIDE UNDER YOUR-rt WINGS. KNOW-THAT YOU-rt OUR GUARDIAN AND SAVIOR, OUR GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL GOD AND KING. PROTECT (<) COMING, (<) GOING, MEAN FROM-NOW-ON WE ALWAYS HAVE LIFE AND PEACE. GO-AHEAD SET-UP YOUR-rt TENT OFFER PEACE. WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD. WHY? YOUR-rt PEACE SPREAD, PROTECT IDEA~LIKE TENT'stretch over head' FOR US, FOR YOUR-rt PEOPLE ISRAEL, AND FOR JERUSALEM.

On Shabbat

The covenant of Shabbat

Chorus: GOD COMMAND JEWISH PEOPLE CELEBRATE SABBATH CONTINUALLY. COVENANT, TEACH"each" CHILDREN PASS-DOWN FROM-NOW-ON FOREVER.

WHY? SABBATH SHOW"all" JEWISH PEOPLE CONNECT-TO-God STRONG. Chorus

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LONG-AGO GOD (<) SET-UP HEAVEN, (<) SET-UP EARTH, SIX-DAY CONTINUE (2h)alt.INVENT MAKE++. Chorus

BUT SEVENTH DAY ARRIVE, GOD STOP, REST; PUSH-ASIDE, REST; GET-OFF-MIND, REST. Chorus

On this day

KNOW-THAT (2h)THIS DAY COVER-UP SIN FOR (2h)YOU, MAKE (2h)YOU PURE. (2h)#ALL YOUR(plural) SIN, LORD WASH-BODY AWAY.

Reader's Kaddish

HIS-rt GLORY, HOLY. PRAISE HIS-rt NAME. WE MUST ANNOUNCE HIS-rt WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS HE-rt HIMSELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR(plural) LIFE TIME-PERIOD EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY HIS-rt. COME-ON SAY, AMEN.

PRAY WE CONTINUE PRAISE HIM-rt FROM-NOW-ON, FOREVER-AND-EVER.

WE THANK, PRAISE, RECOGNIZE BEAUTY ADVANCED, LIFT-UP SPLENDOR, SING HIS-rt NAME HOLY AND SUPREME. BOW-DOWN-TO HIM-rt. WE REALIZE THANK, SING, PRAISE, AND COMFORT WE SPEAK HERE WORLD, NOT ENOUGH, NOT ENOUGH. COME-ON SAY AMEN.

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All rise

LORD, TEACH ME HOW PRAY. LEAD ME ANNOUNCE YOUR-rt GLORY.

The distant shores of blessing

WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD OUR GOD AND GOD OUR ANCESTORS WORSHIP. ABRAHAM HIS-lf GOD, ISAAC HIS-ctr GOD, JACOB HIS-rt GOD. GREAT, MIGHTY, AWESOME GOD, GOD SUPREME. YOUR-rt WAY FOLLOW LOVE. YOU-rt RULE (2h)#ALL LIVING THINGS. YOU-rt REMEMBER HOW ANCESTORS TRUST YOU-rt. WITH LOVE YOU-rt PAY-OFF DEBT, PASS-DOWN CHIDREN UP-TO-NOW FOR YOUR-rt NAME S-A-K-E.

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REMEMBER US FOR LIFE, KING HIMSELF-rt THRILLED ABOUT LIFE, AND PUT-DOWN OUR NAME IN YOUR-rt LIFE BOOK, MEAN WHAT YOU-rt REALLY-WANT SUCCEED. YOU-rt GOD GIFT-TO-us LIFE. YOU-rt OUR KING AND OUR HELP, OUR SAVIOR AND OUR SHIELD. WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD, SHIELD FOR ABRAHAM.

The power to live and act

YOUR-rt MIGHT ETERNAL, LORD. ALL LIFE YOUR-rt GIFT. YOUR-rt POWER SAVE GREAT.

LIVING THINGS, YOU-rt SUPPORT WITH LOVE. WITH GREAT COMPASSION GIFT LIFE TO (2h)#ALL. PEOPLE FALL, YOU-rt HELP STAND. PEOPLE SICK, CAUSE HEAL. SLAVE, LIBERATE. SLEEP GRAVE, REMIND AWAKE.

WHO LIKE YOU-rt, MIGHTY? WHO EQUAL YOU-rt CAUSE LIFE AND DEATH? SALVATION FROM YOU-rt. WHO LIKE YOU-rt, SEND US MERCY? WITH COMPASSION YOU-rt SUPPORT YOUR-rt CHILDREN LIVE. WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD. WHY? (2h)#ALL LIFE FROM YOU-rt.

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All are seated

God's holiness

YOU-rt HOLY, YOUR-rt NAME HOLY. THEY-rt STRIVE HOLY DECLARE YOUR-rt GLORY EVERYDAY.

THEREFORE, LORD OUR GOD, CAUSE (2h)#ALL LIVING THINGS APPROACH YOU-rt HAVE AWE. CAUSE EVERYTHING YOU-rt CREATE, TREMBLE. (2h)#ALL LIVING THINGS SHOULD RESPECT YOU-rt, AND EVERYTHING YOU-rt MAKE SHOULD BOW-DOWN WORSHIP. WORLD SHOULD GROUP-TOGETHER LIKE FAMILY, DO WHAT YOU-rt REALLY-WANT WITH HEART PERFECT. WE AWARE YOU-rt RULE, MIGHT YOURS-rt, YOUR-rt NAME CAUSE UNIVERSE AWED.

THEREFORE, LORD, HONOR YOUR-rt PEOPLE. PRAISE THOSE-rt THEMSELVES-rt RESPECT YOU-rt. HOPE GIFT-TO THOSE-rt (2h)SEARCH-FOR YOU-rt, AND COURAGE GIFT-TO THOSE-rt TRUST YOU-rt. BLESS YOUR-rt LAND HAPPY AND YOUR-rt CITY JUMP-FOR-JOY, AND PAY-OFF SIN DEBT FINISH, PRAY+ WE LIVE HERE EARTH BECOME SHINY LIKE SUNRISE.

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THEREFORE, JUST PEOPLE SEE, FEEL THRILLED. RIGHTEOUS HAPPY, PEOPLE HAVE FAITH SING JUMP-FOR-JOY. VIOLENCE RAGE NO-MORE AND EVIL LIKE SMOKE VANISH. TYRANNY GONE FROM EARTH.

AND YOU-rt ALONE, LORD, WILL CONTROL (2h)#ALL YOU-rt CREATE. LIKE WRITTEN-DOWN IN HOLY WRITING QUOTE:

LORD RULE LIKE KING FOREVER. TEMPLE MOUNTAIN ITS-ctr GOD, GENERATION"step by step", HALLELUJAH.

YOU-rt HOLY. YOUR-rt NAME CAUSE AWE. OTHER GOD HAVE-NONE, ONLY YOU-rt. LIKE WRITTEN-DOWN QUOTE:

LORD RULE ANGEL ARMY, HIS-rt JUSTICE EXALTED. GOD HOLY, WHY? HIMSELF-rt RIGHTEOUSNESS.

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WE PRAISE THE-rt LORD, KING HOLY.

The holiness of this day

COUNTRY VARIOUS, YOU-rt PICK JEWISH PEOPLE, YOU-rt LOVE AND CHERISH US. OUR LANGUAGE ADVANCED. YOU-rt COMMAND US SEPARATE, MAKE OURSELVES HOLY. OUR KING SUMMON US WORSHIP. WE ANNOUNCE HIS-rt NAME (<) WONDERFUL, (<) HOLY.

LORD OUR GOD, YOU-rt LOVE US. YOU-rt GIFT-TO-us US NOW SABBATH FOR HOLY LIFE AND REST PLUS NOW DAY YOM-KIPPUR. FOR-FOR? FORGIVE, PARDON, COVER-UP. FORGIVE ALL OUR SIN DURING ASSEMBLE CELEBRATE HOLY. LOOK-BACK REMEMBER GOD HELP JEWISH PEOPLE ESCAPE EGYPT.

OUR GOD AND GOD OUR ANCESTORS WORSHIP, PARDON OUR OFF-GOAL-lf&rt NOW SHABBAT AND NOW YOM-KIPPUR. DESTROY AND REMOVE OUR REBELLION AND SIN, GONE FROM YOUR-rt VISION, LIKE GOD BOOK SAY, ME DESTROY YOUR(singular) REBELLION FOR MY S-A-K-E. ME REMEMBER YOUR SIN N0-MORE.

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LIKE GOD BOOK SAY, (role play) YOUR(singular) REBELLION ME SHOO-AWAY IDEA~LIKE MIST AND YOUR(plural) SINS LIKE CLOUD DISSOLVE. COME-#BACK-TO ME. WHY? YOUR(plural) DEBT, ME PAY-OFF FINISH. LIKE GOD BOOK SAY, TODAY YOUR SINS, GOD COVER-UP. FOR-FOR? MAKE (2h)YOU PURE. MEAN THE-rt LORD FEEL (2h)YOU CLEAN; SIN GONE. (end role play)

OUR GOD AND GOD OUR ANCESTORS WORSHIP, ENJOY OUR REST TODAY SHABBAT MAKE US HOLY WITH YOUR-rt COMMANDMENTS, AND HELP YOUR-rt TORAH BECOME OUR WAY LIVE. MAKE US SATISFIED WITH YOUR-rt GOOD THINGS, HAPPY ABOUT YOUR-rt SALVATION, PLEASE WILLING PASS-DOWN TO US WITH LOVE, LORD OUR GOD, YOUR-rt HOLY SHABBAT. MEAN (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE WILL REST AND MAKE YOUR-rt NAME HOLY. OUR HEARTS NEED PURE READY SERVE YOU-rt TRUE-BIZ. WHY? YOU-rt FORGIVE JEWISH PEOPLE, PARDON VARIOUS TRIBE YOUR-rt RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE DURING EACH GENERATION. OTHER KING CAN PARDON AND FORGIVE, HAVE-NONE. WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD, YOURSELF-rt WILLING PARDON AND FORGIVE OUR REBELLION AND REBELLION (2h)#ALL YOUR-rt PEOPLE ISRAEL. EVERY-YEAR OUR BAD ACTION YOU-rt REMOVE. YOU-rt KING RULE WHOLE EARTH, MAKE SHABBAT, JEWISH PEOPLE AND YOM-KIPPUR HOLY.

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Worship

SEND GRACE, LORD OUR GOD, TO YOUR-rt PEOPLE ISRAEL, AND ACCEPT THEIR-ctr PRAYER WITH LOVE. REALLY-WANT YOUR-rt JEWISH PEOPLE WORSHIP APPROPRIATE. FILL US KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU-rt CLOSE-TO ANY SEARCH-FOR YOU-rt TRUE-BIZ. YOUR-rt SPIRIT POUR-OUT DESCEND-ON-US. ALLOW OUR EYES WITNESS YOU-rt COME-#BACK-TO TEMPLE MOUNTAIN HAVE-MERCY-ON-us.

WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD. WHY? YOUR-rt PRESENCE COME-#BACK-TO TEMPLE MOUNTAIN.

To whom our thanks are due

LORD, WE THANK YOU-rt. KNOW-THAT HE-rt OUR GOD AND GOD OUR ANCESTORS WORSHIP FOREVER-AND-EVER. YOU-rt FOUNDATION OUR LIFE, SHIELD PROTECT US. EVERY GENERATION (<) (2h)THANK+-rt, (<) PRAISE+-rt. WHY? (1) OUR LIFE OFFER-TO-rt, TRUST CAN. (2) OUR SOUL, YOU-rt TAKE-CARE-OF-us. (3) EVERYDAY WE alt.NOTICE"each" YOUR-rt WORK WONDERFUL.

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(4) ALL-DAY~ALL-NIGHT YOU-rt alt.GIFT-TO-us GOOD THINGS. YOURSELF-rt GOOD.

Peace

(Divided like this if sung) Refrain: CAUSE PEACE SPREAD FOR YOUR-rt JEWISH PEOPLE FOREVER.

YOU-rt KING MEAN YOURSELF-rt MASTER ANY++ KIND PEACE.

PRAY YOU-rt WILLING BLESS YOUR-rt JEWISH PEOPLE PLUS (2h)#ALL COUNTRY HERE EARTH.

EVERY SEASON, EVERY HOUR, BLESS US WITH YOUR-rt PEACE. Refrain

WE BOW-DOWN-TO YOU LORD WHY? YOU-rt BLESS YOUR-rt JEWISH PEOPLE SEND PEACE. Refrain

HOPE YOU-rt REMEMBER OUR NAME WRITE-DOWN YOUR-rt BOOK PROMISE BLESS LIFE, (<) PEACE, (<) RICH. WE SATISFIED. FOR US AND (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE. WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD. WHY? YOU-rt HELP US HAVE PEACE.

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PRAY+ YOU-rt ACCEPT MY WORDS AND WHAT MY HEART THINK-ABOUT, GOD, MY FOUNDATION AND MY SAVIOR.

or [the words below are often sung]

LIKE GOD MAKE PEACE FAR-AWAY HEAVEN,

PRAY YOU-rt MAKE PEACE FOR US HERE

AND FOR (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE.

COME-ON SAY, COME-ON SAY AMEN.

PRAY+ YOU-rt MAKE PEACE, PRAY+ YOU-rt MAKE PEACE.

PEACE FOR US HERE AND (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE.

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Confession of sin

All rise

OUR GOD AND GOD OUR ANCESTORS WORSHIP, WE APPROACH PRAY, HOPE YOU-rt ACCEPT, NOT IGNORE-us. WE NOT NERVE STUCK-UP, HARD-HEARTED, TELL, (role play) WE PERFECT. SIN NOT-YET. (end role play) WE KNOW-THAT WE SIN. WE SIN, WE OFF-GOAL-lf&rt, WE REBEL.

All are seated

(Ashamnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE OFFEND GOD, (Bagadnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE BETRAY HIM-rt, (Gazalnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE STEAL, (Dibarnu dofi) STRIKE-CHEST: WE SPEAK FALSE. (PEOPLE SING WITHOUT WORDS.)

(He'evinu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE BEHAVE NERVY, (V'hirshanu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE GOSSIP MEAN, (Zadnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE MALICIOUS, (chamasnu), STRIKE-CHEST: WE VIOLENT, (Tafalnu sheqer) STRIKE-CHEST: WE BLAME, BUT LIE. (SING)

(Ya'atznu ra) STRIKE-CHEST: WE ADVISE EVIL, (Kizavnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE LIE, (Latznu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE WASTE TIME SILLY, (Maradnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE REFUSE FOLLOW, (Niatznu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE SPURN/DISREGARD. (SING)

(Sararnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE NOT OBEY, ('Avinu) WE OFF-GOAL-lf&rt, (Pashanu) WE REBEL, (Tzararnu) WE BUTT-HEADS, (Qishinu 'oref) WE STUBBORN.

(R'ashanu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE DO-MISCHIEF, (Shichatnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE TEMPT OTHERS, (T'iavnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE ACT DISGUSTING, (Ta'inu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE FOLLOW WRONG WAY, (T'it'anu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE TRICK"each". (SING)

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YOU-rt (<) COMMAND INDEX-LIST, (<) TEACH-us LAW, WE REBEL. OUR LIFE #NO-GOOD. (<) EVERYTHING YOU-rt DO, RIGHTEOUS, (<) SPEAK TRUTH. BUT WE (<) (2h)alt.ERR, (<) (2h)LIE.

YOU SIT THRONE FAR-AWAY-heaven. IMPOSSIBLE CONVINCE YOU-rt WE HAVE REASON FOR WHAT WE DO. (<) SUPERFICIAL, (<) DEEP, YOU-rt KNOW EVERYTHING. EVERY ABSTRACT PRINCIPLE UNIVERSE OBEY, EVERY SECRET LAW ANIMAL FOLLOW, YOU KNOW CLEAR. OUR HEART, YOU-rt ANALYZE-heart. NOTHING WE THINK-ABOUT HIDE CAN. YOU-rt (2h)alt.OVERLOOK NEVER.

THEREFORE LORD, OUR GOD AND GOD OUR ANCESTORS WORSHIP, WE SIN. HOPE YOU-rt WILLING FORGIVE. WE OFF-GOAL-lf&rt, PLEASE PARDON. WE REBEL, PLEASE COVER-UP.

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FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, SUDDEN-MISTAKE OR WE REALLY-WANT.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE REALIZE OR OVERLOOK,

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, PEOPLE MANY-LOOK-AT US OR SECRET.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE THINK EVIL.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE SPEAK EVIL.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE USE POWER TAKE-ADVANTAGE.

FOR #ALL-ON-LIST INDEX-LIST, ONLY GOD FORGIVE CAN. PLEASE FORGIVE US, PLEASE PARDON US, PLEASE COVER-UP OUR SIN.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE DO WITH HEART HARD.

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FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE RUIN YOUR-rt NAME.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, NOR RESPECT PARENTS OR TEACHERS.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE GOSSIP MEAN.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, OUR WORK NOT HONEST.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE HURT OTHERS VARIOUS WAY.

FOR #ALL-ON-LIST INDEX-LIST, ONLY GOD FORGIVE CAN. PLEASE FORGIVE US, PLEASE PARDON US. PLEASE COVER-UP OUR SIN.

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Prayers for forgiveness

SONG UP-BY-STEPS. FROM DEEP PLACE ME SUMMON YOU-rt LORD.
LORD, PAY-ATTENTION MY VOICE. YOUR-rt EARS SHOULD PAY-ATTENTION SOUND MY BEGGING.
IF YOU-rt, LORD, SHOULD CALCULATE MY OFF-GOAL-lf&rt, WHO CAN STAND?

KNOW-THAT YOU-rt OFFER FORGIVE. WHY? YOU-rt WANT PEOPLE BOW-DOWN.
ME WAIT"over time" FOR THE-rt LORD. MY SOUL WAIT, AND ME HOPE HIS-rt WORD SUCCEED.

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MY SOUL WAIT FOR THE-rt LORD, MORE-THAN GUARD LOOK-FORWARD MORNING. SAY-#YES, MORE-THAN GUARD LOOK-FORWARD MORNING.
JEWISH PEOPLE, HOPE TRUST THE-rt LORD. WHY? THE-rt LORD OFFER MERCY. HE-rt WILLING PAY-OFF OUR SIN DEBT.

HE-rt WILLING PAY-OFF JEWISH PEOPLE DEBT FROM OFF-GOAL-lf&rt.

SUNSET, OUR PRAYER RISE-UP; SUNRISE, WE REVEAL-SELF PAH.
PAY-ATTENTION HAPPY SONG DURING SUNSET.
SUNSET, OUR MESSAGE RISE-UP; SUNRISE, WE RIGHTEOUSNESS PAH.
PAY-OFF SIN DEBT DURING SUNSET.
SUNSET, OUR NEED RISE-UP; SUNRISE, YOU-rt EXCUSE PAH.
OUR COMPLAIN APPEAR DURING SUNSET.
SUNSET, WE ESCAPE TO YOU-rt; SUNRISE, WE SHOW-UP PAH.
COVER-UP OFF-GOAL-lf&rt DURING SUNSET.

SUNSET, OUR SALVATION RISE-UP; SUNRISE, WE PURE PAH.
SHOW US KINDNESS DURING SUNSET.
SUNSET, OUR MEMORIAL RISE-UP; SUNRISE, OUR DELEGATION ARRIVE.
OUR GLORY CLEAR DURING SUNSET.

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SUNSET, KNOCK-AT GATE RISE-UP; SUNRISE, JOY ARRIVE PAH.
OUR REQUEST SUCCEED DURING SUNSET.
SUNSET, OUR CRYING RISE-UP; SUNRISE, OUR SUMMON ARRIVE.
CONSIDER OUR SUMMON DURING SUNSET.

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OUR GOD AND GOD OUR ANCESTORS WORSHIP, PLEASE NOT REJECT US WITH SHAME. NOT BREAK OUR COVENANT. BRING US CLOSE-TO YOUR-rt TORAH. TEACH US YOUR-rt COMMANDMENTS. SHOW US YOUR-rt WAYS. HELP OUR HEART WORSHIP, RESPECT YOUR-rt NAME. OUR HEART NEED heart-OPEN LOVE YOU-rt. WHY? #BACK-WITH-God SERIOUS AND TRUE-BIZ CAN.

LORD OUR GOD, PAY-ATTENTION OUR MESSAGE. HAVE-MERCY-ON-us. SHOW-us COMPASSION AND ACCEPT OUR PRAYER.

HELP-us US #BACK-WITH-God, LORD. MEAN WE TRUE-BIZ #BACK-WITH-God WILL. REALLY-WANT OUR LIFE LIKE USED-TO-BE.

THINK-ABOUT OUR WORDS, LORD. OUR DEEPEST alt.IDEA, ANALYZE-self.

THROW-OUT US, NOT-THAT. WE REALLY-WANT TOGETHER. ALLOW YOUR-rt HOLY SPIRIT STAY.

HAPPEN WE OLD, NOT THROW-OUT US. OUR STRENGTH LESSEN, NOT ABANDON US.

NOT ABANDON US, LORD OUR GOD. STAY CLOSE-TO US.

WHY? WE WAIT"over time" YOU-rt LORD ARRIVE. YOU-rt, OUR GOD, ANSWER WILL.

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WHY? WE YOUR-rt PEOPLE, YOU-rt OUR KING.

WE YOUR-rt CHILDREN, YOU-rt OUR HEAVENLY-FATHER.

WE YOU-rt CHERISH, YOU-rt OUR GUARD.

WE YOUR-rt SHEEP, YOU-rt OUR SUPERVISOR.

WE YOUR-rt GRAPE GARDEN, YOU-rt OUR CARE-TAKER.

WE YOUR-rt SWEETHEART, YOU-rt OUR FRIEND.

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All rise

The Ark is opened

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, PAY-ATTENTION OUR PRAYER.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, ALLOW HEAVEN GATE-OPEN WHILE WE BEG.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, PRAY NOW TIME-PERIOD COMPASSION AND FAVOR WHILE WE APPROACH.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, CAUSE OUR SALAVATION SPREAD SOON.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, HELP US FOR S-A-K-E PEOPLE DIE KEEP YOUR-rt NAME HOLY.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, FOR PEOPLE SUFFER FIRE AND WATER FOR YOUR-rt S-A-K-E.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, SAVE US FOR YOUR-rt S-A-K-E.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, PUT-DOWN OUR NAME IN BOOK FORGIVENESS.

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HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, PUT-DOWN OUR NAME IN BOOK LIFE.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, PUT-DOWN OUR NAME IN BOOK PAY-OFF SIN DEBT AND SAVE.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, HAVE-MERCY-ON US, ANSWER. WE AWARE OURSELVES WORTHLESS. YOURSELF-rt KIND, GIVE-FROM-HEART-TO-lf. PLEASE HELP US.

All are seated

The Ark is closed

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OUR RESPONSIBILITY "WHAT"? PRAISE GOD RULE (2h)#ALL. (<) HEAVEN, (<) EARTH SELF CREATE. HEAVEN, YOU-rt SET-UP IDEA~LIKE TENT'stretch over head'. EARTH, HE-rt SET-UP FOUNDATION. HIS-rt THRONE GLORY IN HEAVEN ABOVE US. HIS-rt SPLENDOR FAR-AWAY. HE-rt OUR KING, OTHERS NOT.

THEREFORE WE BEND-KNEES BOW-DOWN. WHY? WE AWED AND THANKFUL APPROACH HIM-rt RULE (2h)#ALL. HIMSELF-rt HOLY, PRAISE HIM-rt.

LIKE GOD BOOK WRITE-DOWN: THE-rt LORD WILL RULE WHOLE EARTH. SAME-TIME HAPPEN, LORD, BECOME ONLY-ONE AND HIS-rt NAME ONLY-ONE.

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WE SHOULD PRAISE THE-rt LORD FROM-NOW-ON FOREVER. WHOLE EARTH SHOULD FILL-UP WITH HIS GLORY. AMEN AND AMEN.

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HIS-rt GLORY, HOLY. PRAISE HIS-rt NAME. WE MUST ANNOUNCE HIS-rt WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS HE-rt HIMSELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR(plural) LIFE TIME-PERIOD EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY HIS-rt. COME-ON SAY, AMEN.

PRAY WE CONTINUE PRAISE HIM-rt FROM-NOW-ON, FOREVER-AND-EVER.

WE THANK, PRAISE, RECOGNIZE BEAUTY ADVANCED, LIFT-UP SPLENDOR, SING HIS-rt NAME HOLY AND SUPREME. BOW-DOWN-TO HIM-rt. WE REALIZE THANK, SING, PRAISE, AND COMFORT WE SPEAK HERE WORLD, NOT ENOUGH, NOT ENOUGH. COME-ON SAY AMEN.

PRAY HEAVEN SEND (<) PEACE, (<) LIFE, FOR US, PLUS JEWISH PEOPLE GENERAL. COME-ON SAY AMEN.

LIKE GOD MAKE PEACE FAR-AWAY HEAVEN, PRAY HE-rt MAKE PEACE FOR US HERE AND FOR (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE COME-ON SAY AMEN.

[If sung repeat as follows:]

||: PRAY HE-rt MAKE PEACE, PRAY HE-rt MAKE PEACE. PEACE FOR US HERE AND (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE. :||

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WE PRAISE, WORSHIP, GOD TRUE-BIZ.
HIMSELF-rt LIVING, BUT CHANGE NEVER.
HE-rt ONLY-ONE, NONE OTHER EQUAL.
(<) MULTIPLE-COMPLEX, (<) STILL ONLY-ONE. HOW? BIG-QUESTION.

GOD IDEA~LIKE SPIRIT. BODY, HAVE-NONE.
TOP HOLY HE-rt. OTHERS WORTHLESS.
LONG-AGOwg GOD SET-UP WORLD.
WHO CAUSE GOD WHO? HERE ALL-ALONG.

UNIVERSE, LORD CONTROL.
HIS-rt POWER AND GREATNESS CLEAR TO US.
FROM-TIME-TO-TIME GOD (2h)alt.PICK PROPHET.
THEY-lf PRECIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL TO HIM-rt.

BEST PROPHET MOSES, NONE OTHER JEW CAN EQUAL.
PROPHET AND SEER HE-lf UNDERSTAND GOD.
PROOF "WHAT"?, GOD TEACH-lf HIS-rt LAW.
HE-rt TRUST-lf ANNOUNCE JEWISH PEOPLE RIGHT.

TORAH TRUTH DEFINITE. STAY FOREVER.
GOD (<) CHANGE, (<) REPLACE, NEVER.
WE THINK-TO-SELF SECRET, BUT GOD KNOW OUR INSIDE-SELF.
HE-rt PREDICT FAR-FUTURE CAN.

HAPPEN PERSON KIND, GOD REWARD.
HAPPEN PERSON MALICIOUS, GOD PUNISH WILL.
PEOPLE REALLY-WANT SALVATION COME.
WORRY NONE, GOD SEND MESSIAH SOON.

ETERNAL LIFE, GOD GIFT-TO US.
PRAISE FOREVER HIS-rt HOLY NAME.


Footnotes

All glosses marked with a footnote are described below. For an explanation of other glossing symbols used, see Explanation of glossing used.

1. This service is found in Stern, C. (ed., 1984), Gates of Repentance: The New Union Prayerbook for the Days of Awe. New York: Central Conference of American Rabbis. All page numbers refer to this edition.

3.

ME - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.
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